Nate Thurmond vs. Paul Watson Comparison

Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars Paul Watson and Nate Thurmond that includes championships won, honors and awards obtained, regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side.

Who scored more points in his career? Who averaged more points in playoffs? Who won more championships? Who led the season more times? Who won more MVP awards? These questions and many more, are answered here. It includes NBA Championships, seasons, playoffs, awards, statistical data for points, rebounds, assists, steals, blocks and percentages.

Head-To-Head Career Comparison

Nate Thurmond

vs.

Paul Watson

NBA Timeline:	1946-47 2023-24
Nate Thurmond: 1963-64 to 1976-77
Paul Watson: 2019-20 to 2021-22

NBA Championships and Seasons

NBA Championships Nate Thurmond 0 Paul Watson 0

NBA Seasons Nate Thurmond 14 Paul Watson 3

Playoffs Played Nate Thurmond 9 Paul Watson 1

All-Star Games Nate Thurmond 7 Paul Watson 0

Honors and Awards

All-Defensive 1st Team Nate Thurmond 2 * Paul Watson 0

All-Defensive Teams (Total Selections) Nate Thurmond 5 Paul Watson 0

* Notes: Finals MVP and Defensive Teams awarded since 1968-69.

NBA Regular Season Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Paul Watson 3.8

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 15.0 Paul Watson 1.9

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.7 Paul Watson 0.7

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 * Paul Watson 0.3

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.1 * Paul Watson 0.2

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 14,437 Paul Watson 173

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 14,464 Paul Watson 89

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 2,575 Paul Watson 33

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 125 * Paul Watson 13

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 553 * Paul Watson 7

Total Games Nate Thurmond 964 Paul Watson 46

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .421 Paul Watson .420

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Paul Watson .392

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .667 Paul Watson .684

Best Season (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 21.9 (1970) Paul Watson 4.1 (2021)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 22.0 (1968) Paul Watson 3.0 (2022)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 4.2 (1968) Paul Watson 0.9 (2022)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.7 (1974) * Paul Watson 0.4 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.9 (1974) * Paul Watson 0.3 (2022)

NBA Playoffs Stats

Stats Per Game

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 11.9 Paul Watson 1.0

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 13.6 Paul Watson 0.0

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.8 Paul Watson 0.5

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.4 * Paul Watson 0.5

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 1.9 * Paul Watson 0.0

Totals Stats

Total Points Nate Thurmond 966 Paul Watson 2

Total Rebounds Nate Thurmond 1,101 Paul Watson 0

Total Assists Nate Thurmond 225 Paul Watson 1

Total Steals Nate Thurmond 11 * Paul Watson 1

Total Blocks Nate Thurmond 51 * Paul Watson 0

Total Games Nate Thurmond 81 Paul Watson 2

Percentages

Field Goal Percentage Nate Thurmond .416 Paul Watson .500

3-Point Percentage Nate Thurmond - n/a ** Paul Watson -

Free Throw Percentage Nate Thurmond .621 Paul Watson -

Best Playoffs (no game minimum)

Points Per Game Nate Thurmond 25.4 (1972) Paul Watson 1.0 (2020)

Rebounds Per Game Nate Thurmond 23.1 (1967) Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Assists Per Game Nate Thurmond 5.2 (1972) Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Steals Per Game Nate Thurmond 0.5 (1976) * Paul Watson 0.5 (2020)

Blocks Per Game Nate Thurmond 2.2 (1976) * Paul Watson 0.0 (2020)

Notes: * Blocks and steals started to be recorded in 1973-74. Some years in this player's career don't have stats. ** Three-point shots were implemented in 1979-80, this player has no data for the stat.